Tag: tactile defensiveness
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Resurrecting Public Therapy
The cashier at Bashas’ looked at me as she pulled Tony’s bag of suckers across the scanner and said, “I haven’t seen you guys in a while.” Her eyes crinkled around the corners, so I could see that she was smiling even though her mask covered much of her face. A whole year I thought,…
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When a Small Cut Becomes a Scary Scene
“…last night while I was trimming Tony’s fingernails, he jerked and I cut his finger…took off the tip of it, actually. We were unable to control the bleeding at home because he was fighting so bad against it, it was just me and Hannah because Andy was at work, and ended up having to call…
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Mask Tolerance and Tactile Defensiveness
We are working on so many therapy targets right now I honestly struggled a bit to decide which one to lead in with this week. I decided that what made the most inherent sense to discuss is the work we are doing towards helping Tony gain increased tolerance for wearing a mask, as our ability…
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Not A Privilege
I am going to start off by posting some screen shots that I am going to ask each of you to bear patiently with me and read. They provide some context for my remarks this week. For me, this is something I believe should transcend politics. I am sure it is already evident to anybody…
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Giving the Universe its Due
After I ended last week’s post by talking a tiny bit about some of my personal health history, I figured if I didn’t put up something quick each week some of you might worry I was sick or dead. While neither of those conditions currently apply, I am going to keep this shorter and perhaps…
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Checking In With OT
Over a year has passed since our last occupational therapy (OT) update. Shortly after our last post about what we were working on with her, Amara went on maternity leave and another therapist was covering as our little man’s OT provider for a few short months. We are grateful Amara was able to resume working…
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Your Kid Finger Paints? Mine Too!
This is a post I wish to write with as much sensitivity as possible. In choosing to touch upon this topic in any manner, I have been basing my decisions on what I can glean from Tony’s public actions and decided that currently he wouldn’t be concerned about us having this conversation. What he would…
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Progress- One Snip at a Time
Last week, one of my fabulous sisters-in-law asked Andy via text how I get Tony to sit still for haircuts. The shortest version of an answer to that would be: I don’t. I can’t. He can’t. His sensory differences are far too profound. But, I promised a post on what we are doing, so here…
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June Gratitude & Some Reading
To Dr. Shane Hunt & Angelique…For Helping Some Sun to Shine As mentioned in last week’s post, the assessment recently requested by our local Division of Developmental Disabilities was completed by Dr. Shane Hunt, with assistance from one of his interns, Angelique. When I asked Dr. Hunt if he would be comfortable with me dedicating…
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Never as Easy as a Picture Makes it Seem
A picture hints at a story like a cuttlefish…a moment of time is captured, and it looks a certain way. If the shutter closed one second quicker or is slightly delayed, perhaps a very different story would be implied. We all know pictures can give life to a lie…they can be redrawn so that nothing…